Chick Halbert vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Chick Halbert that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Chick Halbert

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chick Halbert: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chick Halbert 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Chick Halbert 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Chick Halbert 3 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Chick Halbert 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chick Halbert 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Chick Halbert 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chick Halbert 1 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Chick Halbert 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chick Halbert 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chick Halbert 8.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Chick Halbert 7.9 * Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Chick Halbert 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Chick Halbert 2,671 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Chick Halbert 539 * Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Chick Halbert 438 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Chick Halbert 303 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chick Halbert .314 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Chick Halbert .633 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chick Halbert 12.7 (1947) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Chick Halbert 7.9 (1951) * Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Chick Halbert 2.3 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chick Halbert 12.4 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Chick Halbert - * Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Chick Halbert 0.4 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Chick Halbert 323 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Chick Halbert 0 * Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Chick Halbert 10 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Chick Halbert 26 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chick Halbert .266 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Chick Halbert .603 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chick Halbert 14.1 (1947) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Chick Halbert - * Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Chick Halbert 1.5 (1950) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.